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Economy

G-20 Finance Officials Confronting Global Weakness

Finance officials from the world's major economies are searching for the right mix of policies to bolster a still-weak global recovery nearly six years after the Great Recession while confronting …

National

Obama, Italian Prime Minister Renzi to Meet at White House

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is set to meet with President Barack Obama. Obama is hosting Renzi at the White House on Friday to compare notes on a range of …

Immigration

Federal Appeals Court to Take Up Obama's Immigration Action

As demonstrators gathered Friday outside a New Orleans federal courthouse, appellate judges were preparing to consider whether to lift a temporary hold imposed by a federal judge in Texas on …

World

Search Area for Flight 370 to be Doubled if Plane Not Found

The search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will be expanded by another 60,000 square kilometers (23,000 square miles) in the Indian Ocean if the jetliner is not …

World

Australia Will Soon Pay Refugees to Resettle in Cambodia

Refugees from Africa, the Middle East and South Asia who are being held on the Pacific atoll of Nauru after being rejected by Australia could soon be paid to resettle …

National

USDA to Propose Standards for Organic Seafood Raised in US

After more than a decade of delays, the government is moving toward allowing the sale of U.S.-raised organic fish and shellfish. But don't expect it in the grocery store anytime …

State

Mississippi Law Could Expand Services for People with Autism

A new Mississippi law is designed to help people like the Johnstons as they try to help children with autism spectrum disorder, Gov. Phil Bryant said during a news conference …

National

Obama Offers Iraq $200M in Humanitarian Aid

President Barack Obama pledged $200 million in humanitarian aid to Iraq Tuesday to help those displaced by Islamic State militants, an offer of assistance that appeared to fall short of …

National

Reserve Deputy Turns Himself in to Face Manslaughter Charge

A 73-year-old Oklahoma reserve sheriff's deputy who authorities said fatally shot a suspect after confusing his stun gun and handgun was booked into the county jail Tuesday on a manslaughter …

World

Nigeria: 1 Year After Kidnap of Girl Students, Hope Dwindles

They have been gone a year now, the hundreds of girls abducted by Islamic militants from their school in northeastern Nigeria. And while the cry to "Bring Back Our Girls" …

World

Hamas Consolidates its Grip on Gaza as Reconstruction Stalls

Eight months after a ruinous war with Israel, the reconstruction of Gaza has barely begun, and the Islamic militant group Hamas remains entrenched despite expectations that it cede some of …

World

Iraq's Al-Abadi Making In-Person Appeal to Obama for Help

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is making an in-person appeal to President Barack Obama on Tuesday for more help defeating the Islamic State militants, hoping recent gains in the fight …

National

Senate Committee to Challenge Obama with Vote on Iran Bill

In a direct challenge to the White House, a Senate committee is to vote on a bill that would give Congress a chance to weigh in on any final nuclear …

National

New Rules Proposed as 5-Year Anniversary of Oil Spill Nears

A week shy of the fifth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Obama administration proposed new regulations Monday aimed at strengthening oversight of offshore oil drilling equipment and …

World

Russia Lifts Ban on Delivery of S-300 Missiles to Iran

President Vladimir Putin on Monday lifted the ban on Russia's delivery of a sophisticated air defense missile system to Iran, the Kremlin said.